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A programmable DNA-origami platform for studying lipid transfer between bilayers
Bian X, Zhang Z, Xiong Q, De Camilli P, Lin C. A programmable DNA-origami platform for studying lipid transfer between bilayers. Nature Chemical Biology 2019, 15: 830-837. PMID: 31320758, PMCID: PMC6650167, DOI: 10.1038/s41589-019-0325-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLipid transferNon-vesicular lipid transportSynaptotagmin-like mitochondrial lipid-binding protein (SMP) domainLipid transportMembrane contact sitesLipid transport proteinsSMP domainImportant physiological roleDNA origami platformProtein domainsUnstructured linkerContact sitesSynaptotagmin-1Förster resonance energy transferPhysiological roleResonance energy transferMechanistic insightsDNA origami nanostructuresAcceptor liposomes
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Lipid osmosis, membrane tension, and other mechanochemical driving forces of lipid flow
Zhang Y, Lin C. Lipid osmosis, membrane tension, and other mechanochemical driving forces of lipid flow. Current Opinion In Cell Biology 2024, 88: 102377. PMID: 38823338, PMCID: PMC11193448, DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2024.102377.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMembrane tensionLipid transportNonvesicular lipid transportLipid transfer proteinsOrganelle biogenesisLipid transferMembrane proteinsMembrane domainsLipid homeostasisBiological functionsLipid flowMembrane protein densityTransfer proteinMembrane regionsProtein densityProteinMembraneLipidBiogenesisOrganelles